If you use multiple-choice questions in the examination, the trick is to construct unambiguous questions and unambiguous answers. The Center for Teaching at Vanderbilt University has a small, practical and concise manual on how to do this.
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Examinating independent problem solving
This is about testing the ability to apply theory, models and methods in “real life” situations.
Continue reading “Examinating independent problem solving”Examinating the application of well-defined methods
Examinate the ability to apply well-defined methods, e. g. mathematical calculation techniques, formulas, etc. with algorithmic solutions (i. e. unambiguously right or wrong).
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Testing of factual knowledge, such as basic terminology and simple formulas. Canvas Quiz is a lot more than you think.
Tips: Varied questions by random values
KTH’s unit for educational support describes an examination plan regarding numeracy. It is based on systematic random variations of the calculation data, where several parameters were changed in parallel.
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Several strategies for making take-home exam questions: Putting questions in context, making them individual-related, or more complex.
Continue reading “Tips: Three strategies for good take-home exam questions”Tips: When students don’t study until the take-home exam
In take-home exams, students are sometimes given a relatively long time to complete it, e. g. several days. Some students take the chance of being able to pass the exam assignments by searching the literature and reading just the minimum needed to pass the direct exam questions.
Continue reading “Tips: When students don’t study until the take-home exam”Inspiration: 20 different ways for examination
A collection of examples with descriptions of 20 different ways of examining. It is NSHU (Agency for Networking and Cooperation in Higher Education) that compiled and commented. (Swedish language)
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Three suggestions for alternative ways to examine course objectives of the skill type.
Continue reading “Tips: Testing skills online in novel ways”Tips: Students create their own quiz questions
Examination arrangement where the students in a course create quiz questions for a question bank that is used in the examination.
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